Do you have someone on your list that is hard to find a gift for?\u00a0 I think most of us do.\u00a0 Gift cards seem to be one of the most popular ideas at Christmastime.\u00a0 Give someone something they do not need to pay for.\u00a0 May I suggest giving the gift of the performing arts?\u00a0 Based on our nearly 9,000 patrons on our mailing list, it seems to be a very popular activity.<\/p>\n
This year, for the first time, we have beautiful gift cards that display a gorgeous twilight picture of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on the front.\u00a0 The words on the front say it all, \u201cYou can see the stars at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center!\u201d\u00a0 Obviously, this is a play on words.<\/p>\n
You can load up any amount on the card to give as a gift.\u00a0 The recipient can use the card to purchase tickets to any show or event that is presented by the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.\u00a0 If you happen to know of a particular concert or show that someone wants to attend, you can also just purchase the tickets for them and surprise them in a very special way.<\/p>\n
We have two Christmas events coming this week: The Legends of Christmas as presented and told by folklorist, Ceci Wiselogel and Shrek the Musical<\/em>.\u00a0 The Legends of Christmas is Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.\u00a0 This will be a delightful hour presentation of many stories of Christmas legends, such as the candy cane, mistletoe, camels, and wise men.\u00a0 Where have these Christmas traditions come from and what do they represent?\u00a0 We may think we know, but Ceci Wiselgel has the real scoop!\u00a0 It should be an interesting, informative and entertaining event at the NPAC.<\/p>\n Shrek the Musical <\/em>is a huge Broadway show that will be filled with dancing, music, and entertainment.\u00a0 It\u2019s certainly one of the biggest shows we have ever brought to the Niswonger.\u00a0 Four huge semi trucks will start unloading at 4 a.m. Saturday, in hopes of being ready for a 2 p.m. matinee show.\u00a0 After a break, there will be a 7:30 p.m. show for the evening crowd.\u00a0 Both shows will probably have tickets available at the door.\u00a0So don\u2019t miss this one even if you make plans at the last minute.<\/p>\n Our normal box office hours are Monday through Friday noon-4 p.m.\u00a0 With the holidays rapidly approaching, we will be closed December 24-26 and December 31-January 2, so plan your gift card shopping accordingly.\u00a0 Of course, tickets may always be purchased 24\/7 online at www.npacvw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n From all of us at the Van Wert County Foundation and the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, we wish you the merriest of Christmases and the most happy of new years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have someone on your list that is hard to find a gift for?\u00a0 I think most of us do.\u00a0 Gift cards seem to be one of the most popular ideas at Christmastime.\u00a0 Give someone something they do not need to pay for.\u00a0 May I suggest giving the gift of the performing arts?\u00a0 Based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 12:27:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}